Lighting fixture



Aug. 7, 1928. 1,680,093

L. c. DOANE LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed April 25, 1925 INVENTOR Z: 900/76ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 7, 1928.

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LEROY C, noANE, or MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, Ass eNoR TO THE MILLER COMPANY,on MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, A ConronA'rIoN, or CONNECTICUT.-

- LIGHTING FIXTURE.

The present invention relates to lighting fixtures and is moreparticularly directed toward the'provision of ailighting fixture havingan extension cord, which is carried outwardly from the canopy, of thefixture,

and which is suitably supported at a distance fromthe canopy to permitit to hang free of the parts of the lighting fixture carried below thecanopy. Devices of this type are particularlyfuseful in providingconvenience outlets for fixtures such as kitchen fixtures. V

Fixtures of the type to which the present invention is more particularlydirected are sometimes sold without provisions for supporting theextension cord and at other times are provided with such cordsupportdevices. Itlhas heretofore .been necessary for themanufacturer tomake up both types of devices, and for the dealer to carry both types instock, in order tosatisfy the demand of the" customers The devicesheretofore available have not been so constructed that one could readilyattach or detach the cord supporting device to-the canopy oi thefixture. According to the 1 e present invention: there is provided anarrangement of canopy and cord supporting arm which permits the sale ofthe lighting fixture without thecord supporting arm or with the cordsupporting arm, as desired. .Thispermits the dealer and manufacturer tocarry a much smaller stock and also makes it easy for one toaddaconvenience 3 outlet to the fixture where a convenience outletwas notoriginally installed, or to remove it where it is no longer desired.

' The present invention also contemplates an improved device of thistype wherein the cord supporting means is entirely independent of thedevices which are used insup porting or mounting the lighting'fixture onthe'outle-t box or other support." By making these parts independent ofone another oneis enabled to provide parts each of which is betteradapted for its respective purpose, and also the entire fixture may bemore easily assembled and installed.

- While"certainfeatures of the present invention are suited for various.type of fix tures the structural embodiment to be described is a kitchenfixture made, out of sheet Application filed April 23, 1925. Serial No.25,192.

metal stampings. In this type of fixture it has been found that the cordfor the convenience outlet may be readily supported by a wire membersuitably bent to shape and soformed that itcan be inserted in place inthe canopy or removed from it without the use of any attaching device;

The accompanying drawings show for purposes of illustrating theinvention one of the many possible embodiments in which it may takeform, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative ofth same, rather than limiting it. I

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a lighting fixture showing the cordsupporting arm in position, and I a Fig. 2 is a side elevational view ofthe same with parts in section.

The kitchen unit shown in the drawings includes a canopy 10, a shell 11,a shade or globe 12 carried by the shell, a socket 13, lamp 14, andsuitable devices for supporting the unit and Carrying the extensioncord.

One form of device for supporting the unit may be a U-shaped strap 15whose lower e'nds'are bentoutwardly asshown at 16 and 17 andthreaded toreceive screws 18 and 19. These screws pass through holes in the canopyand nuts 22 and 28 of any desired shape may be threaded intothescrews toclamp the canopy on to the strap. The strap is provided with a centralhole 24 to receive a crow foot, hicke'y or gas pipe and with slots 26and 27 to receive screws forattaching the strap to the lugs of outletboxes, It will. thus be seen that the strap may be attached to any ofthese devices and the fixtureconnected thereon as a unit As; here shown,the canopy and globe supportingshell are sheet metal stampings havingfiat areas 28 and '29 which" are fastened together and which provide asupport for the socket 13. While these stampings may be fastenedtogether in various manners,the present invention contemplates fasteningthem together by a riveting operation in which the material from theglobe supporting portion'is forced through holes in the canopy and thenriveted into the position indicated. In this manner one provides acentral hole 29 for the fixture wires and a number of holes 30, whichmay be cord carrying bushing 40.

l 7 wardly and spread apart as indicated at 34 attach the cordsupporting arm, above referred' to. This arm is here shown in the formof a piece 33 of bent wire doubled on itself. w The ends of the wire arebent downand 35 so that they may pass through two of the holes 30 andextend a short distance underneath the area 29 of the shade supportingportion of the fixture. The ends of the wire may rest alongside the flatside B of the socket structure .13, as: this eco'nomizesin the availablespacew The wire is extended upwardly as indicatedat 36 until it comes toabout the levelfof' the bead of the canopy.

It is then carried ov'erto, the bead and is then bent inwardly asindicated at 37 and 38 to provide shoulders which engage inside the edgeof the canopy. These shoulders also narrow the cord supporting member sothat it fits inside the notch or slot 31. The

cord supporting member then extends later ally from the canopysomewhat-as indicated,

and is bent downwardly at its outer end, as shown at; 39, where it isprovided with a A cord 41 fora convenience outlet,., a switch or thelike, or a combined outlet and switch, may be passed from'the inside ofthe canopy through the bushings 32 and 40. It will hang free from thebushing 40' in the r ordinary mannera' Thebent wiremember 33 may bereadily inserted into the canopy by placing the two ends 34 and'35 intothe holes 30 bringing the intermediate portion of the member into the vnotch 31. When the device ismountedon the ceiling, in any of the mannersabove de- Scribed,-the cord supporting arm 33 is firmly held in place inthe notch by the ceiling. The shoulders 37 and 38 prevent pulling thecord supportingmember out of the canopy, V and by anchormg the innerends it is impossible to remove the cord supporting member.

While the structure shown in the drawings utilizessheet metal stampingsand provides hollow rivets, forrattaching the inner endsof the cordsupporting member it is, of

course, obvious that lighting fixtures'made of'other kindsof materialmay be provided with a, detachable connection which permits the additionof the cord supporting arm" to the fixture. without tools or otherattaching device's.

-It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in'many forms andconstructions and I wish it to beunderstood that the particular formshown and described isbut one of the many forms. Various modificationsand changes being possible, I do not in any way, limit myself withrespect thereto.

Iclaim: 1. The combination" with a lighting fixture havinga canopy, alamp socket, a shade supporting portion, and means for supporting thecanopy fromthe ceiling, of a member whose inner end is releasablyconnected to the canopy near the center thereof andwhich passesoutwardly over theupper edge of the canopy, and a cord supportingbushing-carried by the member; e

2. The combination with lighting 'fixture having a canopy,-a lampsocket, a shade supporting portion, and means for supporting the canopyfrom the ceiling, ofI-a wire member doubled upon itself and having-itsinner ends releasably attached to the canopy,- the member extendinglaterally from the canopy, and a cord supporting bushing'carried in thedoubled portion of thewire'mem- 3. In a lighting fixture, incombinatioma sheet metal canopy, a sheet metal globe holder, hollowrivets vfa'stening 'the canopy and globe holder together, and a cordsupporting arm whose'inner ends are removably carried 1n the ,r1vetholes, and whose outer tends beyond thecanopy.

4. A lighting fixture canopylhavingtwo.

holes carried near the center of the canopy,

end exand a cord supportingarm whoseinner end 1s insertedintothe holes,the armrestmg on the upper edge of thecanopy and extending beyond thecanopy, and "a cord; carrying bushing'carried by the outer end ofthe'armg' 5. A lighting fixturecanopy havingtwo holesfcarried nearthe-center of-the canopy, I

and a cord supporting arm whose inner end is inserted into the-holes,the=arm passing through a notch in :theiupper 'edgefof the canopy, andextending beyond the canopy,

and a cord carrying-bushing carried bythe outer end of the arm, thearmhaving shoul ders inside said canopy toprevent pulling the arm outthrough said notch. v

" 6. A lighting fixture comprising a canopy,

a device attachable to acei-linglsu-pportand '1' to which the canopy isremovably attached, a member carriedby the canopy independent of thesaid device, said member extending laterally from the canopy,'anextension cord passing outwardly from the canopy and supported from theend of saidgmember, said member being in the form ofa bentpiece of wirehaving ends detachably connected with" the canopy. and having aishoulder acting against thejcanopy for holding the member inplace. H.7. A lighting fixture comprising a? canopy,

a device attachable to a ceiling support and side the canopy and beingreleasably locked to which the canopy is removably attached, in place.and a- Wire loop carried by the canopy inde- Signed at New York city, inthe county of 10 pendent of said device, said loop having a New vYorkand State of New York, this 22 5 portion extending outwardly from thecanday of April, 1925.

opy, said portion being provided with a cord supporting device, saidloop extending in- LEROY DUANE.

